Monday night's fifth episode of Benefits Street was originally scheduled to be the final programme in the series but, since the controversy over the show made it a subject of national debate, next week will see two additional installments.

At 8.30pm on February 17, Benefits Street: The Last Word will revisit James Turner Street in Winson Green to give the residents a chance to have their say on how their lives have been affected by the programme, plus their opinions of the welfare system.

This is followed at 9pm by Benefits Britain: The Debate, which Channel 4 claims will "shine a spotlight on the range of issues brought to the fore by the series".